Old World + New World
Which religion dominated Europe before exploration?
Christianity -- Catholicism
Which European power created colonies in present day Florida?
Spain
Name one food crop that traveled from the Americas (New World) to Europe (Old World).
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.
An area controlled by another nation is called a...
Which explorer is often seen as "discovering" the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What three continents made up the “Old World” before European exploration?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old World and New World
What type of labor system used people who worked for years in exchange for passage to America?
Indentured Servitude
How many British colonies were there in the Americas?
13 Colonies
Name one major empire in Western Africa before European colonization.
Which 1620 agreement set up self-government for the Plymouth colony?
Mayflower Compact
Name one animal that was introduced to the New World
What English company helped finance settlement at Jamestown?
Virginia Company
Which European nation had the best trade relationships with Native American nations, often based on fur trading?
France
What were two main motivations for European exploration?
Trade routes
Wealth (gold)
Spreading religion
Which 1676 rebellion showed tensions between poor farmers and wealthy Virginia planters?
Bacon's Rebellion
What was one major consequence of the Columbian Exchange for Native Americans?
Loss of population because of disease + conflicts
Loss of land
What was the system of hereditary, race-based slavery that emerged in the colonies?
Chattel slavery
Who sponsored Columbus’s 1492 voyage?
King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain
What were two civilizations in the Americas before Columbus arrived?
Aztec, Maya, Inca, Haudenosaunee
The encomienda system was used to control Native Americas. Which colonial power used this?
Spain
How did the Columbian Exchange impact Europe’s population?
Population increased due to new crops and better nutrition
What was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic called?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
What group of Native nations in the New York formed a powerful confederacy?
Haudenosaunee Confederacy